{"author":"John Ortberg","author_id":"John+Ortberg","total_quotes":47,"quotes":[{"text":"If you want to do the work of God, pay attention to people. Notice them. Especially the people nobody else notices.","author":"John Ortberg","tags":["christian","christianity","god"],"id":6301,"author_id":"John+Ortberg"},{"text":"Even you can’t tell yourself how to change, because you didn’t create you. To love someone is to desire and work toward their becoming the best version of themselves. The one person in all the universe who can do this perfectly for you is God. He has no other agenda. He has no unmet needs he is hoping you can help him with. And he knows what the best version of you looks like. He delighted in the idea of it, and he is already working on it. The apostle Paul said, “We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him.” Which means God is at work every moment to help you become his best version of you.","author":"John Ortberg","tags":["change-your-life","christianity","growth","jesus","love","purpose"],"id":11938,"author_id":"John+Ortberg"},{"text":"Skepticism can keep us from blessing, can keep us trapped in two minds.","author":"John Ortberg","tags":["blessing","faith","god","skepticism","skeptics"],"id":28402,"author_id":"John+Ortberg"},{"text":"God has entrusted us with his most precious treasure - people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples, with brave faith and good character.","author":"John Ortberg","tags":["good","character","god "],"id":36321,"author_id":"John+Ortberg"},{"text":"Leadership is the art of disappointing people at a rate they can stand.","author":"John Ortberg","tags":["disappointment","expectation-s","leadership"],"id":44997,"author_id":"John+Ortberg"},{"text":"We are not the passive victim of others' opinions. Their opinions are powerless until we validate them.","author":"John Ortberg","tags":["opinion"],"id":53070,"author_id":"John+Ortberg"},{"text":"The most important criterion is this: hire someone whose character and humility and attitude you would like to have reproduced in your church and in yourself.","author":"John Ortberg","tags":["character","humility "],"id":80333,"author_id":"John+Ortberg"},{"text":"The greatest moment of your life is now. Not because it's pleasant or happy or easy, but because this moment is the only moment you've got. Every past moment is irretrievably gone. It's never coming back. If you live there, you lose your life. And the future is always out there somewhere. You can spend an eternity waiting for tomorrow, or worrying about tomorrow. If you live there, you likewise will lose your life. This moment is God's irreplaceable gift to you.","author":"John Ortberg","tags":["life","moments"],"id":93923,"author_id":"John+Ortberg"},{"text":"Love of learning led to monasteries, which became the cradle of academic guilds.","author":"John Ortberg","tags":["love","academic","which "],"id":109363,"author_id":"John+Ortberg"},{"text":"God says, 'I will measure my people by the one standard that counts. It’s very simple. Are people hungry? Feed them. Are people sick? Help them. Are people oppressed? Stick up for them. Are the widows lonely? Visit them. Are there uneducated children? Teach them. Are people rejected because of the color of their skin? Befriend them.'The widow of Zarephath fed Elijah even though she had but a handful of flour and a little oil in a jug. (1 Kings 17:7–24) In this story she is recklessly generous. She gives the last of what she has to Elijah.We should all pause occasionally to ask if we are living with that kind of generous spirit. Maybe we have an abundance of oil and flour in our jars. Maybe we only have a little. Maybe we have a huge flour jar, or perhaps a very small one. No matter what we have, we can still learn to live with a generous spirit.","author":"John Ortberg","tags":["christianity","generosity"],"id":109903,"author_id":"John+Ortberg"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":47,"pages":5,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}